Chrysler redesigned its mid-size cars, the B-bodies, in 1971, giving them a fuselage shape. And the hoods got longer, and the deck lids got shorter. The Charger was the only mid-size 2-door hardtop at that point (excluding the Super Bee), as the Coronet was relegated to sedans and wagons. The seller has/had a 1971 Charger for sale but also thinks it could be a 1970 (it belonged to his father). The car appears to have been sitting in the woods forever and will need tons of work. If it’s still available here on Facebook Marketplace and in Atlanta, Georgia, the pics are few, as is the data, and the asking price is $20,000. Moparman brought this tip our way.
Charger sales increased by 25% in 1971 over 1970, but ’70 had been a down year as the car was in its third year of a design. V8 engines were standard in the Charger, and anything from a 318 cubic incher to 440 could be under the hood of the seller’s car (we’re not told and no pics). 1971 would be the last year for the 440 6-Pack and the Hemi, and the cars were being detuned to run on unleaded fuel. The glory days of the Charger were mostly in the rear-view mirror.
This car belonged to the seller’s dad, so it may be part of an estate sale. It’s been idle for at least eight years and out in the elements, so corrosion and general deterioration have taken over. What we see of the interior is not encouraging. This might better serve as a parts car, but will anyone spend $20k on a donor? And if you decide to restore it, you’re going to need some deep pockets to pull it off. What advice would you offer the seller to find a buyer?
Unless it’s an oddball date carry-over kind of thing, a ’70 Charger is a 2nd gen and is a totally different beast…
Nicely optioned car, I hope it can be saved, but it could easily be hopelessly rotted from sitting. I hope it finds a good home, that sunroof, power windows and cruise control are rare. God only knows what engine it has, since he couldn’t be bothered opeing the hood. Maybe the VIN can be decoded.
The glory days of this car are far back in the rear view mirror, and so is the seller’s sanity if he thinks he can get $20k for this poorly photographed, poorly described and rusted out lump.
Way overpriced. Seller has sentimental attachment, it seems like they haven’t done their research and/or have been given bad advice.
Steve R
$20k? They’ll be lucky to get $2k based on the condition this one’s in. And it’s most definitely a ’71. A late ’70 build date does not make it a ’70. Looks like the seller needs to go do some more research before amending the listing.